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STUDENT PORTAL - TURNITIN
Student Manual
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LSC GROUP OF COLLEGES
Belgrade
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What is new in STUDENT PORTAL?
http://database.lsc.edu.rs/resources
The STUDENT PORTAL (Moodle) is a virtual learning
environment which gives the opportunity to students,
lecturers and course administrators to be connected through
the school website. This new STUDENT PORTAL allows access
to all online school activities, timetables, course outlines and
resources, lectures, assignment submissions in Turnitin and
online notifications between course administrators, lecturers
and students.
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Content
1. Logging on to the STUDENT PORTAL
1.1. Initial User Details.
1.1.1. Setting up your new password.
1.2. I Forgot My Password.
2. My Account
2.1. Where to find my TIMETABLE.
2.2. My Course Resources.
2.3. My Course Attendance.
2.4. My Profile.
2.5. How Can I see My Grades.
3. Submitting my Assignments and Dissertation
3.1. How to Upload and Submit My Files.
3.2. Submission Receipts (Digital Receipt).
3.3. How to Access My Originality Report.
3.4. Checking My Originality Report.
3.5. Checking My Originality Report New viewer.
3.6. Please Read It Carefully.
4. My messages
5. Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
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1. Logging on to the Student Portal
To access online to the
STUDENT PORTAL please
go to the following link:
http://database.lsc.edu.rs/resources
Click Login
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1.1. Initial User Details.
To logon to the STUDENT
PORTAL , username is your
Student ID Number and
your initial password is:
Password123.
(Please note P is a capital
letter and there is a dot at
the end).
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1.1.1. Initial User Details.
Setting up your new password
When you login the first time, The student portal will ask you
to change your password, details are shown below
Please read the instructions
carefully to change your
password and save changes.
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1.2. I Forgot My Password.
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If you have forgotten
your password, please
follow the next steps.
Click on Yes, help me log
in link on the login page,
go to step No 2.
Enter your student email
address, go to step No 3.
After you have entered your
student email address,
Please read the instructions
and click continue, go to step
No 4.
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1.2. I Forgot My Password.
Check your student email
account for the mail sent by
Admin User with the link to
request a new password,
Please read the instructions
carefully and click on the
link. go to step No 5.
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Once you click continue you will receive another
email with your new password. go to step No 6.
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1.2. I Forgot My Password.
Copy your new password from the email sent by the Admin User
and click on the Link change_password, go to steps No 7 and 8.
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Type your new
password and click
Login button.
Please read the instructions
carefully to change your
password and save changes.
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2. My Account
Once you have logged on
you will be able to access
the following:
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Timetables for your class and
exams.
Your Overall Attendance
Course outlines, lecturer
resources , links to submit
your assignments and also
gain access to your
attendance records and
grades.
General information about
school procedures and
activities.
Click here to see your
upcoming activities
and calendar.
Click to open your courses.
If you have any difficulties viewing your courses, please
inform your course administrator as soon as possible.
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2.1. Where to Find My TIMETABLE.
To check your
Timetable, follow the
steps on this page.
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Click on any course of
your current term.
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Click on
Administration/My
Timetable link.
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Select your Timetable
and click on Download
button.
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2.2. My Course Resources.
In your course
resources, you will
be able to:
Download your course
outlines and lecturer
resources.
Check your attendance
for individual courses.
Check your student
profile.
Check your assignments
and exam results.
Submit and resubmit
assignments in TURNITIN.
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Download from here your
course resources and
lectures.
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2.3. My Course Attendance.
Within each course, click on the Attendance Link which will allow you to see your biometric
attendance for that subject.
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2.4 My Profile.
By Clicking on your Name
you will be able to see
your profile, courses and
general information about
your current term. Also
you will be able to Change
your Password as and
when required.
If you have any
queries about any of
your courses for the
current term please
inform your course
administrator.
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2.5. How Can I see My Grades.
Within each course, click on the Grades Link, to see your marks/grades for your
assignment and exam. (Grades can only be seen once the results have been published)
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3. Submitting My Assignments and Dissertation
By clicking on the course
Link you will be able to
see your Assignments
Submission link, To
submit your assignment
click on the link and then
click SUBMIT. Please
follow the steps as
shown on the right.
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Click on Assignment link
in Assignment
Submission section to
submit and resubmit
online your assignments
in TURNITIN.
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Please note If you have not paid your fees,
you will not able to submit assignments.
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3.1. How to Upload and Submit My Files.
Please make sure that the Preview Paper
shown in the screen is for the right
course. Otherwise, click on return to
upload page.
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Click
Upload
Browse the file and type in your
Student ID NUMBER in the box
submission title.
Requirements for file upload:
The file must be less than 20 MB
File Types allowed are: MS Word, WordPerfect,
PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF and plain text.
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Click submit
Please be aware you are uploading the right document for
the right assignment!!.
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3.2. Submission Receipts.
Online Digital Receipt
This is an online
confirmation for your
submitted
assignment. You will
also receive a
confirmation via your
school email.
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3.2. Submission Receipts.
Below is the Confirmation that you
will have received in your student
email account.
Sometimes due to
heavy volume of
assignments or
dissertations,
there may be a
delay in receiving
the confirmation in
your email
account.
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3.3. How to Access My Originality Report.
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Click Show details
Click on the course Link and then
click on the Assignments
Submission link, again click on
SUBMIT. Please follow the
sequence, you will be able to access
your Originality report in TURNITIN.
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The first time you submit your assignment or
dissertation you will be able to see the
Originality Report in approximately 15 minutes
by clicking the show details link. After that for
every resubmission the Originality Report will
take 24 HOURS to generate.
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3.4. Checking My Originality Report.
This Report will allow you to check
the percentage of similarities
between your assignments or
dissertation and all possible
references (books, journals,
assignments, dissertations, libraries
and any Online resource). Please
make sure that you are using your
references appropriately in order to
avoid plagiarism.
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Overall Similarity Index,
•blue (no matching words)
• green (one matching word - 24% similarity index)
• yellow (25-49% similarity index)
• orange (50-74% similarity index)
• red (75-100% similarity index)
If you have any doubt
please contact your
Lecturer, Teaching
Assistant or Supervisor for
more details.
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To see full detail, click
Originality Report icon.
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3.5. Checking My Originality Report New viewer.
Overall Similarity Index, click
here to see your originality
report available.
New version
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•blue (no matching words)
• green (one matching word - 24% similarity index)
• yellow (25-49% similarity index)
• orange (50-74% similarity index)
• red (75-100% similarity index)
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You have two different views to check your
originality report as shown above. To get the
view as shown in option 2 click on Text Only
Report Button. To go back to the new viewer,
click on Document Viewer Button.
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3.6. Please Read It Carefully.
Note:
In case you need to modify your work or you are not
satisfied with your assignment, you are allowed to resubmit before
the deadline. If you fail to do so, then once the deadline has
passed, the system will automatically accept your latest uploaded
assignment as your final document. Please be aware that for every
resubmission, it will take up to 24 hours for your originality report
to appear.
Do not leave it until the day of the deadline to resubmit your
assignments. You will not have enough time to check your report
and resubmit!
If you submit wrong assignments or
dissertation then you will fail the
subject(s).
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4. My messages
The new STUDENT
PORTAL will give the
opportunity to receive
online messages from
your course
administrator and
lecturers.
To see your messages
just click the Messages
link and see your
contacts and messages,
you will able to read
them also in your
student email account.
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5. Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
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How can I login on to the student portal the first time?
Answer : Go to your school website
http://database.lsc.edu.rs/resources
Click on Login to portal Link and enter your user name and password, if this is the first time for you, your user name is your
student ID Number and the initial password is Password123. please note that the password box is case sensitive and you MUST enter
the password in this way (Please note that P is a capital letter and there is a DOT at the end). After that you will have the choice to go
to your profile and change your password.
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What to do if I forgot my Password?
Answer: All that you have to do is to click on the “Yes, help me log in” link on the login page and enter either your username
(Student ID Number) or student email account (do not enter both at the same time), After you have entered your details, Please read
the instructions given on the screen and click on continue. Check in your student email account for the email sent by Admin User with
the link to request a new password, please read carefully the instructions given in this mail and click on the link. The student portal will
show you automatically the details where your new password will be sent. Click continue and open your student email account where
your password has been delivered. After that you will have the choice to go to your profile and change your password.
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How can I change my password?
Answer: Once you log on to the student portal, click on your name, you will see on the screen the “change my password” button,
click on it and set up a new password according to the following instructions The password must have at least 8 characters, al least 1
digit(s), at least 1 lower case letter(s), as an example Abcdefg1
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What should I do if one of my courses is missing?
Answer: Please notify your course administrator as soon as possible in order to fix this issue. She/he will inform you when it is ready
for you to access.
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When I will be able to submit my assignments?
Answer: Before your assignment deadlines, your course administrator will send you an email in advance to your student email
account informing you when the links to submit assignments in TURNITIN are ready. After that, please verify ASAP in the Student
Portal and/or TURNITIN these links and if you are able to submit. Please remember that if you have any outstanding fee you will not
able to submit assignments, please ensure that the fee is paid in advance as otherwise it will become a late submission.
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5. Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
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How many times am I allowed to submit and resubmit assignments before the deadline?
Answer : After the initial submission of the assignment or dissertation, students are allowed to resubmit their work any number of
times prior to the deadlines. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RESUBMIT ANY FILE THROUGH TURNITIN AFTER THE DEADLINE.
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How long does it take to generate the first Originality report for each assignment?
Answer: When you submit the first time, the Originality Report will be generated between 15 to 20 minutes, see the Originality Report
slide.
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How long does it take to generate a new originality report after a resubmission?
Answer : It takes 24 Hours once the file is resubmitted.
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What happens with the previous file submitted in TURNITIN, if a student resubmits again a new file version of his/her
assignment?
Answer : The previous file submitted will be replaced by the resubmission. TURNITIN will only accept the last document uploaded.
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What will happen with all my diagrams, charts, pictures, and images in my assignments?
Answer : TURNITIN will keep an exact copy of your document and your Lecturer or Supervisor will be able to see your assignments in
the same format that you submitted. However, when you check your Originality Report it only takes into account the content of the text
and not the images, pictures, charts or diagrams.
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What is my student email account?
Answer : Your student email account is as follows:
.STUDENTIDNUMBER@student.lsc.edu.rs
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What is the minimum percentage of similarity allowed in my Originality Report?
Answer : There is no minimum percentage for this report, just ensure that you are using your references appropriately in order to avoid
plagiarism. If you have any doubt please contact your Lecturer, Teaching Assistant or Supervisor for more details.
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5. Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
 Are the Username and Password the same to log on to
the Student Portal and my Student Email Account?
Answer: Your username is your Student ID Number for
both Student Portal and Email.
However, please note that your initial Student Portal
Password is Password123. (Please note that P is a
Capital letter and dot at the end) and your initial School
Email Account password is your ID Number in capital
letters.
It is very important you do not share your
passwords with anyone.
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For further details regarding TURNITIN Student’s
Manual, please go to the following internet link below:
http://www.submit.ac.uk/static_jisc/documentation/Student_Manual.pdf
For any assistance or support please email
us at : itsupport@lsclondon.co.uk.
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